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Daddy sirl safe at all times That’s my number one rule"

"Always, sir I’d never let anything happen to Lex"

I felt the heat h my cheeks as Will ser

Will and I had been working together and trainingon a stool, groo Banjo

"Lean over his back, Lex Then, let hiht and reach for the carrot"

I did as he’d said "What is this teaching him--with the carrot?"

"Teaches hi"

"Oh," I said as I s over Banjo the last three days My baby had bucked a few times, but Will would just slide off and land on his feet

I loved this horse iant To bond us even closer, I’d been coht I’d fallen asleep in the stall a few times, and Will had carried ht, Daddy had told Will that if I kept up at it, that would be all the exercise Will would need I didn’t want to admit it, but the last two times, I had done it on purpose just so Will would carry me in his arms

"Lex?"

"M in Will’s arers in my face "Earth to Lex"

"Sorry I was lost in thought"

He let out a chuckle "I’ll say Hop down, babe, and let me put on the bareback pad"

My cheeks instantly felt hot, and the lower pit of my stomach clenched I slowly slid down and looked at Will as he walked around I couldn’t pull my eyes from hiainst e

Will stopped in front of me and went to turn to put the pad on, but he stopped mid-movement When our eyes htly, and I licked my lips in preparation for what I prayed would be our first kiss

His eyes darted down to my lips before he quickly looked back into my eyes "Lex?"